Musing Interruptus

Hello! Welcome to Musing Interruptus. Sometimes we wait. Wait and see, wait on someone, wait for it…because some phrases are worth waiting for. Today, The Perils and Rewards of Waiting. Imagine a hospital waiting room. Sterile, stale air, busy, with fluorescent lighting and time to kill. You are hoping that is the only thing that will die when you are in a hospital waiting room.  Worst case s...

Lucky 7. It’s lucky if you are getting lucky. Yeah baby, yeah. Welcome to Musing Interruptus. As Valentine’s Day gets pushed into the recesses of our minds and we watch the flowers wilt, and passionate declarations of love subside, the commonplace I love you, uttered to the family dog, whispered back by the coffee maker and hushed by the refrigerator, recolonizes the nooks and crannies of our habi...

Welcome to Musing Interruptus. We live in an age where everything is worthy of expression because we are all winners in this game of life. We win just for showing up. You might say this podcast is just that. Although, I am thinking more along the lines of students who feel deserving of a passing grade because an effort was made, learning objectives be damned. It used to be A for effort, do better...

Welcome to Musing Interruptus. Thank you for clicking, thank you for listening. Marriage is dark and deep.  Did you know that pandas have a hell of a time mating in captivity? Some big-ass thinkers have even said the creative pulse is suffocated. -Marriage… You did it by your own volition. Last week was all about the praises of true, deep, maddening, earthshattering love. Today, What’s to hat...

Welcome to Musing Interruptus. We are a full 10 days away from Valentine’s Day. Some may say, -so what? While others may be preparing a surprise for a special someone or a plurality of someones . Whatever floats your boat is what I always say. There are those who would shun this day, as love should be celebrated every day. I agree. This is not wrong, especially if the celebration includes the phys...

Welcome to Musing Interruptus. A space to share thoughts, stories, and general musings. This one goes out to my father, on his birthday. Procrastination is a serious ailment that plagues us all at one time or another. Nobody is safe, it is contagious and addictive. Sticky, tricky, addictive. I t gets worse with every thought. I’ll take you. There is a road and a path and a highway to get there. It...

Welcome to Musing Interruptus. Today, my thoughts take me inside, to a place where things go bump in the night. And no… this is not an episode on sex… no bumping uglies here… What I mean are the sounds that can put you over the edge. Like that famous episode where Donald Duck needs to get some sleep, yet he finds his pre-sleep peace interrupted by a dripping faucet, a noisy clock, and well, you ge...

January 4th came around and I was already tired, beat, and a little out of my mind with grief. I never thought much of end-of-the-year activities holding such an outcome. Nevertheless, there I was, holding my dog for his final breaths, tears streaming down our faces. Welcome to Musing Interruptus. Life and death are two of the most natural events I can think of. Sex is another, but we’ll save that...

Greeting my dearest Musing iInterruptus listeners and participators, most beloved students, and people who feel compelled to listen because they live with me. As the end of the year approaches, and tonight is Christmas Eve, I wanted to let you know that I wrote a Christmas letter to Santa Claus, along the lines of asking for good-will, peace, abolition of developing and less developed countries’ e...

Hello and welcome to Musing Interruptus. Thank you for clicking, thanks for listening… please share! Last weekend was a special day for people whose faith is deposited in our Lady of Guadalupe. I’m generally not one for religion, but to understand Mexico, you have to understand the role of the Catholic Church and  La Virgen de Guadalupe, in Mexican’s identities. I use the plural, it’s not jus...

Greetings and welcome to Musing Interruptus.  Thank you for clicking, thank you for listening. Today, it's all about fidelity after 30. Join me. High Fidelity is a movie I’ve watched a few times over the years. John Cusack’s character is infuriating and adorable. His top five lists are endearing and his love of music relatable. But it’s the title I want to focus on. Words and phrases change m...

Welcome to Musing Interruptus. Spoiler alert, I’m not in a good mood and I just read that Merriam-Webster’s word of the year is vaccine. If you aren’t in the best mood, join me. I dare you. The rest of you can enjoy your day, I’ll be here next week, maybe bubbly and enthusiastic, maybe pedantic and pontificating, maybe a little less miffed. Meanwhile, and I do say this candidly, if you like what y...

Good evening or good morning. Maybe it's afternoon… welcome to Musing Interruptus. A podcast meant to start a conversation, with anyone listening, if you are one of my English language students or a future student, you can practice your listening skills and maybe be inspired to learn some new vocabulary- So take a listen and read along to random thoughts on life, love, infatuation, driving, idioma...

The demons that plagued our childhood are the best models for villains. The stuff they are made of is ripe, nay! Rotten with scary stuff. They are relentless and unforgiving, and only in the most hopeful of minds, redeemable. The Sleep Foundation found that 20% of children between the ages of 6 and 12 suffer from nightmares. Do you remember the villains that went bump in the night? Do you have nig...

Welcome to Musing interruptus. Thank you for clicking, thank you for listening. There are places to be, and people to see! But first, you have to get there. Today on Musing Interruptus, Traffic, it is bound to happen or Traffic Bound, it’d better be the journey that matters most. It’s on the way there, picking you up is not a problem. Click, or beep. Whatever hanging up the godforsaken phone sound...

In October 2021, Spotify reported 365 million users. If you are listening to me right now, you are most likely one of them. Listening to music releases dopamine. Dopamine makes you feel good, real good. Euphoric, even. Musicophiles, melophiles, ... Welcome to Musing Interruptus. Today, a peek into a moment between friends, who love music a little too much. You can find a playlist on Spotify by the...

Welcome to musing interruptus. Thank you for clicking, thank you for listening. Today it is a celebration of life after death. The afterlife on Earth… It’s just a party, but parties are fundamental celebrations of milestones, and today, it’s not just for the living. Saying goodbye can be sad. Some stories will haunt you, even if they are not your own. A friend that held her husband’s hand in his f...

Welcome, come closer and relax… Thank you for clicking. Today on Musing Interruptus, Lorena visits her grandmother again. There is talk of elements, foundational elements, it’s storytime. A sonic boom ripped across the galaxy when the star formed, other stars exploded, others are born.. Infant stars. They are made of the stuff of the stars before them. We share that matter. Trust the elements Lore...

Greetings, and welcome to Musing Interruptus.  Today I offer two choices, they are both a little far out there. Bear with me. One, listen to my words in a traditional way and share your thoughts with me. Which I love. Two. Let this just be sounds and background noise. Similar to when you let your eyes relax out of focus; relax your auditory perception. Tune me out. Either way, welcome, and th...

Welcome to Musing Interruptus. A space where the many things on our minds get to be said out loud, to people, who are listening. Is that an oversimplification, or what? Today, there are many ways to say I love you. How do I love you? Let me count the ways. People say it all sorts of ways, in different languages, and spaces, they sing it to the tune of their favorite song, they might send letters w...

13. 13. 13. Lucky 13. Welcome to Musing Interruptus. Today, episode 13. There is great hope for inspiration or a rockin list of idiomatic phrases. Sometimes we are unlucky that way, because inspiration to write or act are not readily at hand. I do appreciate, dear listeners, that you tune in… click, rather. Without you, I am just a woman, standing in front of my screen, yelling at a volleyball. Th...

Welcome to Musing Interruptus; a place of reflection and sometimes irreverence. Thank you for listening and sharing your answers. Also, thank you for liking and sharing the podcast, to all 46 of you. I am very lucky and grateful. Today: Mistakes or Life Lessons? Read along if you find it helpful. I am thinking of a cartesian plane to organize the mistakes or mishaps (an unlucky accident) in life....

There you are! Come closer, take a load off (sit and relax), join me as our musings interrupt us, and take us to other places with our thoughts and words. Thank you for listening. Today, streetlights and shadows captivate (hold, attract) my attention as I overlook (see from above) a lake and the evening overtakes the last rays of sun. Dusk (the darkest part of night) arrives with rain pouring and...

Hi, come on in. Please, make yourselves at home, pull up a chair or get your walking shoes on. I will go off on self-deniers of a basic human experience. Welcome to Musing Interruptus. The time is now and the place is wherever you are. Thank you for listening. Today, oversharing (to say inappropriate things about ourselves or someone else), regret, and living to overshare another day… Elegant, sle...

Hey there! Thank you for clicking. Welcome to another installment of Musing Interrupts. The auditory experience that hopefully leaves you wanting to ask questions and maybe even share your answers because this isn’t even half of the conversation. Today, Making Friends after Kindergarten. Is it possible and/or even desirable? I’ll start with the practicality of making friends after your 30s. It’s n...